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[Dossier] Deutschland - Nationale Stromversorgung
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Energy
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Energy Transition
The topics of electricity supply and consumption are widely discussed and emotionally charged in Germany. Therefore the following aims to provide an overview of the situation based on actual figures.
- Electricity Production & Consumption
- Installed Capacity
- Comparison Electricity Production & Installed Capacity
1. Electricity Production & Consumption
Electricity production has changed moderately since the 1990s. Germany has phased out nuclear power and the share of renewable energy sources has increased.
1.1. Electricity Production
No nuclear energy is available from 2024 onwards. The share of fossil fuels has remained almost constant at 80% to 85% since 1990. And the gradual decline of nuclear energy corresponds to the increase of sustainable energy to approximately 20% (2024).
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- Partition:
- Fossil Energy
- Hard Coal
- Lignite
- Mineral Oil
- Gas
- Miscellaneous Power
- Sustainable Energy
- Nuclear Power
1.2. Electricity Consumption
Overall electricity consumption is decreasing. Only the agricultural sector is experiencing an increase in electricity consumption. However agriculture accounts for only 1% to 2% of total electricity consumption.
[2]1.3. Comparison Electricity Production & Consumption
Electricity production and consumption appear to be almost balanced. The difference between electricity production and consumption appears to be less than 0.1%.
[1, p.10] [2]2. Installed Capacity
Installed capacity has changed dramatically since the 1990s. Germany has phased out nuclear power. And the share of renewable energy sources has increased dramatically since the 1990s.
The share of fossil fuels in total installed capacity fell from 76% (1991) to 29% (2024). And the share of renewable energy in total installed capacity rose from 4% (1991) to 71% (2024).
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- Partition:
- Fossil Energy
- Lignite
- Hard Coal
- Mineral Oil
- Natural Gas
- Miscellaneous Power
- Sustainable Energy
- Water
- Running Water
- Biomass
- Wind off shore
- Wind on shore
- Photovoltaic
- Nuclear Power
3. Comparison Electricity Production & Installed Capacity
From 2000 to 2010 installed fossil fuel capacity decreased by 95% while renewable energy capacity increased by 284%. Fossil fuel production decreased by 94% while renewable energy production increased by 317%.
[1, p.10] [3]From 2010 to 2020 installed fossil fuel power capacity increased by 107% while renewable energy capacity increased by 262%. Fossil fuel power production decreased by 76% and renewable energy production increased by 150%.
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From 2000 to 2010 (284%) and from 2010 to 2020 (262%) the installed capacity of sustainable energy increased significantly.
And from 2000 to 2010, the production of sustainable energy also increased accordingly (317%).
However from 2010 to 2020 the production of sustainable energy increased considerably less (150%).
The production of sustainable energy does not correspond to the installed capacity of sustainable energy.
Or rather the production of sustainable energy lags behind the installed capacity of sustainable energy.
Src:
[1] Auswertungstabellen zur Energiebilanz Deutschland - Daten für die Jahre von 1990 bis 2024
https://ag-energiebilanzen.de/
https://ag-energiebilanzen.de/wp-content/uploads/EBD24p2_Auswertungstabellen_deutsch.pdf
[2] Umweltökonomische Gesamtrechnungen - Primärenergieverbrauch nach Wirtschaftszweigen
https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Gesellschaft-Umwelt/Umwelt/UGR/energiefluesse-emissionen/Tabellen/primaerenergieverbrauch.html
[3] Installierte Netto-Leistung zur Stromerzeugung in Deutschland
https://www.energy-charts.info/charts/installed_power/chart.htm?l=de&c=DE